Cloth-conveying device



Jan. 24, 1928. J. VIDAL.

CLOTH CONVEYING DEVICE Jain V ATTO R N V Filed Nov. 27. 1926 Patented Jan. 24-, 1928.

, UNITED STATES JOHN VIDAL, OF MAYAGUEZ, PORTO RICO.

CLOTH-CONVEYING DEVICE.

Application filed November 27, 1926.

This invention relates to improvements in cloth conveying machines and has for its primary object the provision of a machine for pulling the cloth from a bolt of cloth,

across a table for permitting the same to be cut in predetermined lengths, and for placement in pile iornmtion upon the table by the operators in attendance.

Another object of the invention resides 111 lo a cloth conveying machine which may be operated from a given point, which eliminates the necessity of an operator walking back and forth alongside the table on which the cloth is to be laid, and which is an obleet-ion in the present machines now used for this purpose.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a cloth conveying machine which is simple .in construction and inexpensive of manufacture and operation.

V1 ith these and other objects in view, the inventionresides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are here inatter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accom iianying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved cloth conveying machine. 7

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Referring more particularly to the draw lug, the rcterencc numeral 10 designates an elongated table or a plurality of tables placed end to end to provide an elongated table on which the cloth is to be arranged in pile of stack iormation. Mounted above be table is a conveyor 11 which includes grooved wheels 12 and 13 respectively, mounted for rotation at opposite ends of the table in forks lid and 15 of the frame structures 16 and 1?, respectively. An endless belt or cable 18 passes over the spaced wheels 12 and 1-5 and from which a flexible eye or loop 1!) depends and through which the free end of the cloth 20 is passed for supporting the said end above the table for carrying the Jame from the right end of the table toward the opposite end.

For imparting movement to the conveyor, 1 mount a rotatable sprocket 21 in the :l'rau'ie structure 17 and a similar sprocket wheel 22 on the wheel 13. A sprocket chain :3 passes over the sprocket wheels 21 and Serial No. 151,178.

23 while a crank handle 24 is connected with the sprocket wheel 21 for manually imparting rotary movement thereto which movement in turn is transferred to the wheel 13 causing the leads of the cable to more in opposite directions as indicated by the arrows in Figure 1 off the drawing.

In operation, the bolt of cloth to be spread into lengths and cutis disposed at the right hand end 01 the device, at which point an operator is positioned, while a second op erator takes up a position at the opposite end or that end adjacent the wheel 12. The op erator at the rightend places the free end of the cloth through the loop or eye 17 as the same moves to a position on the. lower lead 01 the belt, and turns the handle 24-. in the direction of the arrow shown in Figure 1, which causes the eye to move toward the opposite end of the table with the free end of the cloth suspended therefrom. As the free end of the cloth comes within reach of the other operator, he removes the cloth from the eye and with the aid of the first operator, spreads the length of cloth to lay fiat upon the table, after which the first operator cuts the layer of cloth into the desired length. The conveyor is operated to cause the flexible eye 19 to pass over the wheel 12 to the upper lead of the cable and thence over the wheel 13 until it again reaches a position adjacent the first operator who again places the free end o1 the bolt of cloth through the eye and repeats the operation just described. it will be seen that an entire bolt of cloth may be laid upon the table in pile formation and cut in predetermined lengths.

It desired, the sprocket 21 may be driven by an electric motor which will oi course dispense with the crank handle {and the labor necessary for operating the conveyor.

What is claimed as new is 1. A cloth conveying machine comprising an elongated table, a pair of spaced wheels rotatably mounted above said table, an endless belt passing over said wheels, an eye suspended from said endless belt for supporting the free end of the cloth to be laid upon said table, and means for imparting movement to said endless belt for carrying the free end of the cloth from one end of said table toward the opposite end.

2. A cloth conveying machine comprising an elongated table, a pair of grooved wheels respectively mounted for rotation at; Opposite ends of said table and above the saine an endless belt passing over said grooved Wheels, a flexible eye suspended from said endless belt and adapted to support the free end of EL length of cloth therein, and means for imparting rotation to one 01 said Wheels for moving said endless belt in one direction to cause said flexible eye to move ifi'oln one end of said table toward the other and over 10 said wheels to a return position.

In testimony whereof I have zillixed my signature.

JOHN VIDAL. 

